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Aylan Kurdi: the boy whose picture broke the world's heart

News outlets in Turkey have identified as Aylan Kurdi the 3-year-old Syrian boy who lost his life when the boat he and his family had boarded en route to Europe capsized off the Turkish coast on Wedne

World News

Calls grow for overhaul of EU asylum laws

With the numbers of desperate people fleeing war and poverty showing no signs of abating the foreign ministers of Germany France and Italy have

Greece

Greece: New Democracy tries to win back lost conservative support

Greece’s September snap election is fast approaching and New Democracy leader Evangelos Meimarakis is on the campaign trail, holding a rally in

Austria

'No person is illegal' - Vienna holds rally for refugees

Thousands turn out in Vienna to welcome refugees after a wave of anti migrant sentiment and tragedies

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World News

Hungary summons French ambassador over border fence row

Hungary’s foreign minister has summoned the French ambassador after the French foreign minister’s criticism of Hungary’s so-called anti-migrant

Greece

Who is Vangelis Meimarakis

Greece

Alexis Tsipras appeals for mandate to complete political reforms in Greece

A little over a week after resigning as Prime Minister of Greece, leader of the Syriza Party Alexis Tsipras urged supporters to give him a clear

World

Top EU migration official insists policy revision imperative

With Europe facing a migration crisis, we talk to Dimitris Avramopoulos, Greece’s European Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship

Greece

Greece's first female PM sworn in

Greece has its first female prime minister, albeit for three weeks. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the

Greece

Greece's first female PM is top judge Vassiliki Thanou

Greece has its first female prime minister. Vassiliki Thanou is the country’s top Supreme Court judge and will lead the country to elections

Greece

Heading north: The Long Journey Part 3

The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) is expecting 3,000 people a day to cross into the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. The Macedonian government came

Greece

Greece's illegal push backs of asylum boats puts lives at risk, says Amnesty International

"We were left in the middle of the sea, with nothing but a damaged boat"

Greece

Greek president offers government mandate to new anti-austerity party

President Pavlopoulos has met the leader of Greece’s newest anti-austerity party and charged him with the task of forming a government

World News

'They just look and take photos': The Long Journey, part 2

For the second time in two days, the ferry ‘Venizelos’ docks in Piraeus port, Athens, carrying some 2,000 migrants from the island of Lesbos, most of

Republic of North Macedonia

FYROM: hundreds of migrants enter, thousands stranded at Greek border

Heading north: migrants enter the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia as it opens its southern border to 300 people, every two hours.

Republic of North Macedonia

Hundreds of migrants enter FYR Macedonia after earlier border clashes

Hundreds of migrants, including Syrian refugees, entered the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia from Greece on Friday. The border crossings came

Republic of North Macedonia

Migrant crisis: UN intervenes after FYR Macedonia border crackdown

Thousands of Syrians, Afghans and others seeking sanctuary were caught up in chaotic scenes on Friday as they tried to cross the border from Greece

Greece

Greeks hopeful despite high probability of fresh elections in September

Another day and another political crisis in Greece with polling stations likely to open for business next month. The resignation of Alexis Tsipras

Greece

Syriza rebels form new party following Tsipras' resignation

Greece has a new political force following a decision taken by 25 anti-bailout rebels to break away from Syriza and form a new party. Laiki Enotita

Greece

'Tear gas and stun grenades': Migrants under fire in FYR Macedonia

Riot police in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) fired tear gas and reportedly stun grenades on Friday to disperse thousands trying